Community Services for July 23-29

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Special Education Testing: Local school systems offer screenings. Gadsden City Schools offers testing for children ages 3 to 21 who have a suspected handicapping condition and live in its district. Testing is available for autism, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional disability, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, specific learning disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, speech and language impairment, traumatic brain injury and visual impairment. Call the Gadsden City Board of Education, Special Education Department, 256-549-2914. In Attalla, screenings are available for newborns through 21-year-olds. Contact Pam Burgess, special education coordinator, 256-538-3700.

Free GED Classes: Attalla Adult Education/GED classes are at 106 Burke Ave. SE, across from Etowah County Vocational School. Morning classes are from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, and evening classes are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Register for free Adult Education/GED classes at Gadsden State’s East Broad Campus/Ralls Hall at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every Wednesday. Morning, afternoon and evening classes are available. For more information, call 256-549-8698. The Gadsden Career Center, 214 S. Fifth St., offers Adult Education services/GED classes. New student registration is 8 a.m. each Monday. The class meets from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and from 8 a.m. to noon Thursdays. For more information, call 256-546-4667, ext. 256. New student registration at Gadsden State’s Ayers Campus in the Cheaha Career Center is at 8 a.m. each Wednesday for Adult Education/GED morning classes and at 5 p.m. every first and third Wednesday for evening classes. For more information, call 256-835-5462.

Family History Research: Nichols Memorial Library, home of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays for anyone interested in family history research. A discussion group meets at 9 a.m. Thursdays and covers various subjects. Everyone is welcome to come and participate. The library contains genealogical information and family files from all areas of Alabama, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and other states. The library has a large collection of military records and Native American research records. For information, email neagslib@comcast.net or call 256-677-3144 or 256-706-3262.

Gadsden State’s Salon & Spa Management Program is accepting appointments for customer days from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the Cosmetology building on the East Broad Campus. Haircuts are a free service offered to the community. Hair, nails and skin-care services are available. Call 256-549-8625 to schedule an appointment or for more information. For information about purchasing gift certificates for the various services offered, email kclifton@gadsdenstate.edu or zgarner@gadsdenstate.edu.

Diabetes Support Group: Diabetes Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the third Monday of each month in the 500 building on the campus of Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Journey Through The Valley: This grief support group, sponsored by Lawley Premier Hospice Care, meets from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays each month at 101 Church St., Rainbow City. For more information, call Dave Roberts, 256-467-3568.

Al-Anon: Al-Anon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics and addicts, meets noon Mondays and Thursdays at Gadsden State Community College’s cafeteria (256-458-8651), 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at First Baptist Church of Rainbow City (256-328-0575) and 7 p.m. Tuesdays at The Church at Wills Creek (256-594-4548, 256-390-4781) or email alanon.gadsdenarea@yahoo.com.

Narcotics Anonymous: Northeast Alabama Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. If you have a problem with drugs, call our 24-hour hotline at 800-230-5109 or come to one of our meetings. Visit www.neaana.com for local meeting days and times.

Celebrate Recovery: Several sessions take place. Celebrate Recovery meets Fridays in CrossPoint Community Church, 2730 Wills Creek Road, 256-546-9236, where a meal is served at 5:15 p.m. for $3 and the large group meeting starts at 6:15 p.m.; at 5:45 p.m. Sundays in North Glencoe Baptist Church, 1119 Chastain Blvd., 256-492-1910 or 256-390-5177, Don Colvin; at 6:30 p.m. Mondays in East Gadsden Church of God, 105 Elmwood Ave., across from Aldi, 256-546-9732; Fridays at The Gathering, 530 Chestnut St. (corner of South Sixth and Chestnut streets), meal is served at 5:30 p.m. for $3, large group meets at 6:30 p.m. and small groups meet at 7:30 p.m., Steven Brewster, 256-490-0872; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, New Haven Church of God, across from KFC and Taco Bell; Noccalula Church of God, 1209 Noccalula Road, 5 p.m. Saturdays, dinner, $3, small group starts at 6 p.m. followed by large group at 7 p.m., activities for children 2 to 10 years start at 6 p.m., 256-547-5624.

Christian Men’s Prayer Breakfast: The Christian Men’s Prayer Breakfast of Gadsden Regional Medical Center meets the first Thursday of each month beginning at 7 a.m. Contact Jack Campbell at 256-547-7830 for more information.

Family History Center: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Family History Center, 2001 Noccalula Road, is open 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and other days and times by appointment. Contact Nancy McDonald, director, at 205-527-7580. At the center, there is free access to Family Search, Ancestry, My Heritage and Find My Past. During operating hours, the center can be reached at 256-546-0746.

Stroke Support Group: The group meets at 1:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, 801 Goodyear Ave. For information, contact Katie Baker, registered nurse, 256-439-5000.

Coosa Valley Coders: The chapter meets the third Monday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Contact Karen Bradford at 256-442-4141 for more information.

Christians Against Substance Abuse: This 12-step program meets at 6 p.m. Mondays for women and 6 p.m. Thursdays for men in Rainbow Church of Christ, 2201 Rainbow Drive. Call 256-547-3731.

HIV/AIDS Support Group: A support group for patients, families and loved ones meets from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays. Call 256-546-4465.

Mental Health America of Etowah County: MHA offers stress and anger management, domestic violence prevention and parenting classes for adults at the Robert Echols Family Success Center, 821 E. Broad St. The registration fee for each class is $80, and certificates will be awarded on completion. The instructors are Alicia Harrell and Kelly Clark. For more information, call 256-547-6888, ext. 115.

GriefShare: The group meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at HarvestField Church, 4533 Rainbow Drive, Mary Whorton, 256-442-9361; and at 7 p.m. the last Monday of each month at MeadowBrook Baptist conference center, Van Lockridge, 256-442-3550.

Bereavement Management/Grief Support Group: Provided by Gadsden Regional Hospice, it meets at 2 p.m. every Tuesday in the offices of Gadsden Regional Home Health and Hospice at 301 S. Fourth St. For information, call 256-538-7460.

Parkinson’s Disease: Parkinson’s Disease Support Group of Gadsden (For Patients and Caregivers) meets at 12:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church of Gadsden, corner of Sixth and Walnut streets. Participants should bring lunch or a snack. For information, email parkinsonsgroup.Gadsden@gmail.com or call 205-919-6992.

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: It meets from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at Ohatchee First Baptist Church, 2090 Spring Road, Ohatchee, 36271. Caregiver support groups are designed to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings. For more information, contact Gia Saxon, 256-225-4471.

Rejoicing in Recovery: This faith-based addictions group, meets at 6:30 p.m. every Monday at Flow of the Spirit Church, 90 Sheffield Drive, Ashville. For more information, call Michael Giles, 205-240-4801.

Norris High School: The Attalla Jr./Norris High Foundation Inc. is continuing efforts for donations and artifacts, pictures and other items from the old Norris High School. It also is seeking pictures of the old corn mill that was in Attalla, pictures of the old Attalla Train Station and history of the Attalla town and school. Contact the Rev. Preston Nix, 256-305-9730, or Geraldine K. Henley, 256-390-1335. Donations and items can be picked up.

Clayton Cemetery: The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society and the Alabama City Historical Society are working on the preservation and maintenance of Clayton Cemetery. The Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society is in the process of publishing a book on Clayton Cemetery. Members are interested in obtaining any history on the cemetery and information on those buried there. To share information or to donate to the maintenance project, call 256-677-3144.

Shepherd’s Cove: Hospice of Marshall County Shepherd’s Cove offers free grief support services to both children and adults who have experienced the death of a significant person, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the loss. HMC-SC desires to assist children and adults on their grief journey by providing a variety of opportunities, including support to individuals who are coping with a loss because of a violent crime. For more information, call 256-891-7724 or visit www.hospicemc.org.

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